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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4556986, member: 1559"] The article comes to the conclusion that the rights could worth ~$7 million, but there are some flaws in his logic. For example, he compares Big 10 TV ratings vs. Big East ratings TV ratings on FS1. This year, FS1 is broadcasting 30 Big 10 games and broadcasting >100 Big East games so the quality of the Big 10 matchups on FS1 were higher than the quality the entirety of Big East games. Of course the Big 10 games on FS1 were higher rated than the Big East games. If the Big East could cherry pick games for FS1, the ratings would be higher, but with fewer games. Another point that is not addressed is that the inventory of Big East games on FOX channels is huge (>120 games) so if FOX did not renew the Big East contract, they would have a lot of time slots that need to be filled. Going forward, FOX/FS1 will broadcast about 45 Big 10 games (about the same as currently, lose 22 Pac 12 games, and gain a yet to be determined number of Big 12 games. The Big East TV package is the majority of men's college basketball games shown on FOX/FS1. AND, the only conference tournament FOX/FS1 will have in the future is the Big East if they renew as ESPN has the Big 12, ACC, and SEC championships and CBS has the Big 10 championship. (Will there be a Pac 12?) The comparison to the Pac 12 contract negotiations is not valid because the biggest problem for the Pac 12 contract is football time slots and the value of late night football time slots. There are really no 3 PM (ET) or 7 PM (ET) time slots available for the Pac 12 and they are not going to play games at 9 AM West Coast time. Later time slots are available, but they are not as valuable. [/QUOTE]

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